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PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play a song I get the following error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"I have tried all t...
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There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c
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Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...
Give us an option to choose which order we want instead of letting users be forced to be accustomed to recently added at the end and then changing default sort behavior. Also if i proceed to manually sort of date, the sort state is not kept in betwee...
Give us an option to choose which order we want instead of letting users be forced to be accustomed to recently added at the end and then changing default sort behavior. Also if i p...
Spotify Legend
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So a day, i started my Spotify and wanted to play music. First of all it says that all my playlists are empty and after that also the search bar was broken. Or if it did worked and i clicked on a song the song will not be played.I reinstalled spotify...
So a day, i started my Spotify and wanted to play music. First of all it says that all my playlists are empty and after that also the search bar was broken. Or if it did worked and i clicked on a son...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFreeCountryMacedoniaDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 8.1 My Question or IssueWhenever i search something, this comes up. I got the problem this morning. I tried logging in and out and its the same. Any solutions?
Plan Free Country Macedonia Device Laptop Operating System Windows 8.1 My Question or Issue Whenever i search something, this comes up. I got the problem this morning. I tried logg...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesOperating SystemWindows 10 (Non-Microsoft Store version)My Question or IssueWhen I open the app local files in a playlist are all greyed out. I have the correct location set under settings for local files. I go to the l...
Plan Premium Country United States Operating System Windows 10 (Non-Microsoft Store version) My Question or Issue When I open the app local files in a playlist are all greyed out. I have the c...
Spotify Legend
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pls help
pls help
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PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemWidnows 10 My Question or IssueI can't find the stats that show listeners' cities and countries
Plan Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Widnows 10 My Question or Issue I can't find the stats that show listeners' ci...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XR / Windows DesktopOperating SystemiOS 14.2.1 / Windows 10 Version 10.0.19042 Build 19042My Question or Issue Remote listening has always been buggy since it's introduction, but now it straight up doesn't work anymo...
Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XR / Windows Desktop Operating System iOS 14.2.1 / Windows 10 Version 10.0.19042 Build 19042 My Question or Issue Remote listening has always b...
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To reproduce:1. Turn on option "Close button should minimze the Spotify window to the tray"2. Click "maximize window" button3. Click "close window"4. Double click spotify icon on tray. The result is not maximized window. Will show in screencastPlanPr...
To reproduce: 1. Turn on option "Close button should minimze the Spotify window to the tray" 2. Click "maximize window" button 3. Click "close window" 4. Double click spotify icon on tray.  ...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify constantly flashes three times and closes. Reinstalling Spotify, Spotify from the MS Store, or even reinstalling Windows 10 doesn't help. Please help.
Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Spotify constantly flashes three times and closes. Reinstalling Spotify, Spotify from the MS St...
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So, I'm currently sitting on a few playlists, one of them at 3.2k, and I've noticed over the last months (progressively adding new music on and on), it's become unbearably slow and sluggish to navigate on the Windows Desktop app. Once the music plays...
So, I'm currently sitting on a few playlists, one of them at 3.2k, and I've noticed over the last months (progressively adding new music on and on), it's become unbearably slow and sluggish to naviga...
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it its hard if you have a large plalist to move the songs about. spotify used to put the new songs at the bottom but now puts them at the top and on my laptop at least it basically makes it impossable to put the new songs were I like them at the bott...
it its hard if you have a large plalist to move the songs about. spotify used to put the new songs at the bottom but now puts them at the top and on my laptop at least it basically makes it impossabl...
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The new update sucks ass. Everything is hidden behind 2 or more extra clicks. I.e, New Releases used to be on side bar. Now it's Search>New Releases>Scroll Down> See All. And still doesn't show if its a single or an album. The search bar is hidden ex...
The new update sucks ass. Everything is hidden behind 2 or more extra clicks. I.e, New Releases used to be on side bar. Now it's Search>New Releases>Scroll Down> See All. And ...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePC Windows 10 My Question or IssueSome local files appear to playback with audio crackling. I have a lot of electronic music I've purchased from iTunes and added to Spotify, and in some of the bassier tracks I'm getting som...
Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Windows 10 My Question or Issue Some local files appear to playback with audio crackling. I have a lot of electronic music I've purchased fro...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceASUS ROG Zephyrus G14Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueA few days ago I learned about Local Files and thus uploaded a couple of songs that I liked to my existing playlist. After having no issues for around half...
Plan Premium Country USA Device ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue A few days ago I learned about Local Files and thus uploaded a couple of songs ...
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If I start playing a playlist, then click on a few other playlists, do some searching etc, how can I jump from the song that is playing to the playlist it is playing from? (I could perhaps press the back button until I find the playlist, but if the s...
If I start playing a playlist, then click on a few other playlists, do some searching etc, how can I jump from the song that is playing to the playlist it is playing from? (I could perhaps p...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePCWindows 10My Question or IssueSince last week, after I bought a new iPhone (been Android user before), I recognized after syncing a few local files from my PC to my phone, that most of them were suddenly greyed out an...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device PC Windows 10 My Question or Issue Since last week, after I bought a new iPhone (been Android user before), I recognized after syncing a few local files fr...
Spotify Legend
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PlanFreeCountryItalyDevicepc tower I builtOperating System Windows 10 My Question or Issueafter having some problems with the Microsoft store version of Spotify I decided to uninstall that version in favor of the standalone windows version of Spotify...
Plan Free Country Italy Device pc tower I built Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue after having some problems with the Microsoft store version of Spotify ...
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PlanPremium CountryRussian Federation DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueЗдравствуйте! На днях нашел маленький баг: если нажать на картинку трека, то он выделяется ведь в плейлисте синей рамкой. Так вот, к примеру, я слушаю 5 по ...
Plan Premium Country Russian Federation Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Здравствуйте! На днях нашел маленький баг: если нажать на к...
Spotify Legend
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A few days ago, most of my synced local songs on my laptop suddenly turned gray (unavailable). On the other hand, the ones that are on my phone works perfectly normal just like downloaded songs. A simple solution I found, is to replace the files with...
A few days ago, most of my synced local songs on my laptop suddenly turned gray (unavailable). On the other hand, the ones that are on my phone works perfectly normal just like downloaded songs. A si...
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice(iPhone XROperating SystemWindows 7 I know it is possible to import songs from my desktop computer to Spotify desktop app through local files. But, will I be able to listen to them in the Spotify app on my iPhone even if...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device (iPhone XR Operating System Windows 7 I know it is possible to import songs from my desktop computer to Spotify desktop app through local files. But...
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